Please check our paper, which presents the field trip protocol used during the first CLEANFOREST training school at Companhia das Lezírias, where simplified versions of established methodologies for sampling various ecosystem components were employed. The protocol provides a valuable reference for replicating similar studies, ensuring consistency in methodologies for future training and monitoring efforts.
Protocol is now available online!
Hi Forest, How are you Doing? Front. Young Minds
Munzi S, Fotelli MN, Lewis CR, Gharun M, Alonso R and Machacova K (2025) 13:1557571.
Abstract: Forests are much more than just a group of trees: they are complex ecosystems where plants, animals, insects, fungi, and microorganisms all work together to keep everything in balance. Each organism has an important job to do. But forests can get sick, just like people. Climate change, pollution, pests, or a mix of these can cause problems. That is why scientists keep an eye on forests to make sure they are healthy and continue to provide us with clean air, water, and valuable resources for the future.
Stronger Together – Learning from Our Forests
Illustrated book for 6 – 10 years old
Coordination: Silvana Munzi and Rossella Guerrieri
Authors: Midori Yajima, Nada Hamdani and Katarina Šoln
Illustrations: Midori Yajima and Katarina Šoln
Through stories inspired by scientific research, this illustrated book invites children and families to discover some of the invisible relationships that make forests such extraordinary places. From majestic trees to tiny organisms living in the soil, readers will meet the many characters that help forests face challenges under global changes, communicate, and support one another, and continue providing the many benefits on which all of us depends.